Duquesne University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Doctoral/Research Universities

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Duquesne University Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. In particular, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, External Degree Program, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Semester At Sea, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program, Washington Semester and Weekend College. Again, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Women’s Services can help. Duquesne University is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Duquesne University.

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Physics

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism, Public Relations

Popular majors:

twenty-six percent business per marketing, seventeen percent health professions, ten percent education, seven percent communications per journalism, six percent biology, six percent liberal arts, six percent psychology, five percent computer and information sciences, five percent social sciences

English Language and Literature:

English Language & Literature – General, Speech/Rhetorical Studies

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General Performance

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business – General, Business Communications, Business/Managerial Economics, Entrepreneurial Studies, Finance/Banking, International Business, Investments/Securities, Logistics/Materials Management, Management Information Systems, Management Science, Marketing Management, Nonprofit Management

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Health System Administration, Music Therapy, Nursing (RN), Premedicine

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy

Computer Science:

Computer Science, Web/Multimedia Design, Web/Multimedia Management

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biochemistry, Biology

History:

History – General

Foreign Language and Literature:

Classics, Foreign Language & Literature – General, ancient, Latin, Spanish

Education:

Early Childhood Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Latin Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education

Social Sciences:

Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology

Moreover, for international students, the application fee is 50.

Duquesne University Admissions

This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty dollars regular application fee, fifty dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. In particular, there were three hundred and fifty-five total number of transfer students who applied and two hundred and fifty-six total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 80% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 89%. Remember that this can change at any time.

Transfer students must apply no later than the 1st of July, with priority applications due on the 1st of December. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of November. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of July and The regular application is due the 1st of July. If you wish to apply early, your application will be do no later than the 1st of November, of which you should hear back from the university no later than the 15th of December. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of May.

Duquesne University Financial Aid

Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Athletics and Minority Status. Financial aid distribution is at fifty-two percent scholarships per grants and forty-eight percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics, Music/Drama and ROTC.

Duquesne University Students

The university is a Private, University, Four-year, Roman Catholic Church, Coed, where 80 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Additionally, the student body consists of eighty-two percent in-state students, eighteen percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, sixty-one percent women, thirty-nine percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent asian per pacific islander, three percent black per non-hispanic, one percent hispanic, eighty-five percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, eight percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-eight percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty-eight percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-eight percent in top half of graduating class, forty-one percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, eight percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. Again, it is part of an Urban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus. The school’s size is approximately five thousand, six hundred and six degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, three hundred and twenty-eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen and three thousand and ninety graduate enrollment. Duquesne University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral and First Professional degrees.

Students should note the housing policies: Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates, eighty-eight percent of first-year students live in college housing, fifty-five percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Married Students, Apartments For Single Students, Fraternity/Sorority Housing, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, three hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as electronic studio, digital keyboards/computers and 24-track recording facility in school of music, family institute, pharmaceutical information center, center for pharmacy practice, center for pharmacy care, phenomenology center, center for pharmaceutical technology, pharmacy manufacturing lab, center for computational sciences, investment center. This school features the Urban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus.

Duquesne University Athletics

The Dukes are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IAA and Men’s Intercollegiate Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Club, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling